This is the FINAL update for October! :)
All parents and students, thank you, thank you, thank you for a wonderful end to the marching band season. It was a long day and everyone did well - we recieved 3rd place at the Pinckneyville Mardi Gras Field competition and 3rd place at the Pinckneyville Mardi Gras Parade competition with best percussion in our class! A well deserved recognition - they've been working hard since June! Now - marching band season isn't quite over! There is still the Marchies with Munchies Awards Ceremony to think about. This is to celebrate the end of the marching band season with not just the kids, but our parents and families, too! If you can think of anything you can donate, please sign up here! Getting into the schedule... This week we are beginning our chair auditions for concert band. These auditions will be BLIND meaning that the judges do not see who is auditioning. The students were handed a scales sheet and an etude to prepare about a month ago. It can also be found here. Monday - Brass (Judges will be myself and Justin Duvall, principal trumpet player at SIUE) Tuesday - Woodwinds (Judges will be myself and Nick Pyles) Wednesday - Woodwinds (Lots of woodwinds, I think we will need two days) Friday - Percussion (Judge will be myself) I'm working on the Pep Band schedule now. Here is the preliminary schedule. Our first Pep Band game will be at the end of November. Pep Band is required and each game is worth 25 points. There are no make-up assignments for Pep Band games. If you have an excused absence, communicate it with me and it will considered an exempt grade. Work is NOT an excused absence! Dates and Stuff! Wednesday, Nov. 2 - Tri-M Meeting @ 3:15pm Friday, Nov. 4 - Show Me Dough order forms are due. If they are not turned in by the end of day (3pm), you will have to return the money you collected! Saturday, Nov. 5 - ILMEA All-District (Select Students) Looking Ahead! Monday, Nov. 7 - Marchies with Munchies @ 7pm Wednesday, Nov. 9 - Tri-M Meeting @ 3:15pm Saturday, Nov. 12 - ILMEA All-District Jazz (Select Students) Monday, Nov. 14 - Jazz Band begins (4pm-5pm - no audition! Just show up!) - Percussion Ensemble begins (5:30pm-6:30pm - required for percussionists) - Nashville Trip Kick-Off Meeting (7pm - CM Auditorium or Commons) Tuesday, Nov. 15 - Show Me Dough Order Pick-Up - Nashville Trip Permission Slip due Wednesday, Nov. 16 - Tri-M Meeting @ 3:15pm As always, please let me know if you have any questions. Musically yours -- Michaela Davis
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